You may think of the Land of Enchantment as a desert state – parched, bone-dry country where a fish has to take Uber to find place to swim. Not so, my friends, not so.
Keeping it real at The Reel Life
Long live the Gila trout
Seven of us pierced the Gila wildlands that day, and, despite the best efforts of a clueless pot-shotter, all seven of us made it out without holes in our hides. We never figured out who was shooting or what they were shooting at
Instagram Live with Ivan Valdez from The Reel Life Fly Shop in Santa Fe, NM
Join me tomorrow January 6 at 2 PM MST @troutunlimited when I talk with my friend Ivan Valdez @thereellifeflyshop about fish, fishing and conservation in New Mexico.
Wild Rivers Coffee Company
We are a family business selling coffee and gear as great as the great outdoors. We are avid fly fisherman and proud to support TU in hopes that our children and generations to come will have the opportunity to fish and enjoy the scenic waterways of our continent.
Old trout don’t need a mirror
Unlike humans, trout only grow more beautiful with age. I know, I know, beauty’s on the inside, but come on. We are all aware of growing older and should be able to admit to being bothered by it sometimes.
Conservation victories make not fishing tolerable
Fall fishing is typically one of my favorite times to be on the water. The crowds shrink, the colors pop and the trout eat. But this fall, I’m spending more time recovering on the couch than under the cottonwoods with some meat tied to the end of my line. Recovery from my third surgery this year is going…
Trout Unlimited has crafted its own legacy of protection
Legacy. It’s a small word, but it emotes big energy. It means someone — or a group of someones — has left behind a lasting footprint that guides a discipline years, even decades, later